045S0ZZBillable procedure code

Destruction of Left Posterior Tibial Artery, Open Approach

Medical and Surgical·Lower Arteries·Table 045·FY 2027

045S0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Destruction of Left Posterior Tibial Artery, Open Approach. It belongs to PCS table 045, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Lower Arteries body system. Its root operation is Destruction. The approach used is Open.

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What the code means

Destruction: root operation

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes: Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

Open: approach

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure